Machine for winding cloth, etc., on cloth boards



May 3, 1932. F. M. BACON 1,857,037

MACHINE FOR WINDING CLOTH, ETC 0N CLOTH BOARDS Filed March 28, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l gwue'ntow Q4 LA:

ONACLOTH BOARDS May 3, 1932.

i F. M. BACON MACHINE FOR WINDING CLOTH, ETC.,

Filed March 28, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet I I I I I I" I I i J mill llm Patented May 3, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANK M. BACON, OF NORTH ADiAMS, MASSACHUSETTS .MACHINE FOR 'WI NDING CLOTH, ETC N CLOTH-BOARDS Application filed March 28, 1931. Serial No. 526,073.

opposite cross-h'ead when the cloth board is positioned on the holder; to provide novel means for lockingthe outer ends of the holder in the cross-head; also to provide means for locking the crossheads against rotation when the holder is swung out of alignment with the cross-heads, also to provide novel means for positioning the cloth board on the holder i also to provide a novel cloth board which will 'be-inexpensive, vlightin weight, and of a form tached from a winding machine, said board having tubular side members through which I the rods on the holder are passed'for sup porting the'board in such machine so that fabric or-other material can be uniformly wound upon the board, and the wound body of fabric and board easily removed from the machine; also to provide a novel label attaching strip for the cloth board.

Ilwill explain "the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings which, illustrate-one practical embodiment thereof to enable others to adopt and use the same; and will summarize in the claims the novel fea- J tures of construction and novel combinations of parts for. which protection is desired.

In the drawingsr V Fig. 1 isa side elevationof a cloth winding machine including an embodiment of 'my invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line '2-2, Fig. 1. r

Fig. 3 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale, of the holder and winding boar'ddetached.

Fig. 4: is :an enlarged section on the line 44, Fig. 3. I 7

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line 55,Fig. 3.

'Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of a por tionof'the c'loth Iboard, partly in section.

enabling it to be easily positioned in or de- Fig.7 is a section onthe line 7 --7, Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 isa perspective view ofa label'attaching means for the cloth board.

Fig. 9 is 'an enlarged perspectiveviewofj the means for locking the holder'agains'tro-" 155 tation when swung out of alignment with the cross-heads.

Referring to the drawings, inthe several views of which like parts are designated by the same reference characters, the machine'm in which the improvements are shown comprises two end framesl, in which are provided bearings for a main power shaft 2,

shown as having mounted thereon power means, such as fast and loose pulleys 3, i, reno spectively. The end frames are connected-by a top piece 5, and insuitable bearings supported thereby are mountedthe two aligned and longitudinally spaced shafts 6, 7 consti- 'tuting apart of my improved board holderqo and which are provided'at their adjacent ends with suitable cross-"heads 8,9, respectively.

Preferably, the shafts 6, 7, are connected with thecrosssheads by right and left'hand j threads, respectively, so that the parts may bedetached, and the shafts replacedby others I of differentdiameters or lengths andso'that when 1 the machine is operating-the board holder will run perfectly true and there will "be; no danger of the cross-heads and shafts '80 being, accidentally disconnected.

'Each of the. shafts 6, 7, is shown as being geared to the main drive shaft 2, so as to be positively rotated at the same speed, and in the same direction. I

Asshown, the. winding board supporting rods 10 and 11 of the holder are connected shaft 6' whereby the outer ends of .said rods 10 and 11 may be movedinto and out of engagement with the opposite cross head' 9.

. Rods 10 and 11 constitute a support during the :windingof the fabric upon the .cloth fboarihereinafter referred to, upon which' loo the fabric is wound as the shafts 6, 7, are

, rotated.

In the outer face of the other cross-head 9 of the holder are formed guide grooves extending in diametrically opposite directions, said grooves receiving the slides 15 and 16,

and having at their outer ends lateral branches 14, forming notches opening through one edge of the cross-head. The outer end walls of the notches 14' are provided with parti-cylindrical recesses 14a forming bearings for the board, supporting rods 7 M them in fixed relation to the cross head 9.

The outerends of slides 15 and 16 are likewise provided with ,parti-cylindrical recesses 15a. and 16a for engaging the rods 10, 11.

: Any suitable means may be providedffor.

adjusting the slides 15, 16. As shown, a lever 20 is pivoted on the cross-head 9 and connected by links 21, 22, with the slides.

swinging the lever 20 outward away from the cross-head, the blocks or slides 15, 16, will be r drawn inwardly toward each other and out and a new board positioned thereon.

I provide means for locking the shaft 6,

{and cloth board holder against accidental rotation when the latter is swung out of alignment with the shaft 7 or into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9 for removing or replacing a cloth board. "As'shown a locking plate 23 is fixedly secured, as by bolts, to the top. piece 5for the frame, and has a hole therein for the passage of shaft 6 there-.

- through, the plate 23 being disposed immedibetween lugs 12a, the other end passing.

' is pivoted, but the end of bolt 24 being ately adjacent the cross-head 8; A locking bolt 24 is pivoted at one end on the yoke 12 through a bore in an oflset lug 8a at the inner end of cross-head 8 adjacent the plate 23, said bolt 24: being adapted to be projected through an arcuate slot 23a when the yoke 12 tracted out of engagement with the slot 23a when the rods 10, 11 of yoke 12 are engaged with the cross-head 9. 7V

The improved win ing board (Figs.

A 5-.6 7') includes tubular side bars 30 con nected by endlbarsBl, anda covering 32 which is commonly made of suitable paper P ssed about and secured to the frame formed 'by the bars 30, 31.

j Preferably, the end members 31," as well as any intermediate transverse braces between the side members 30, are also of'tubular' form, and itis preferred to make all of said tubular frame members of paper. The well known spirally wound paper tubes have been found particularly adapted for use in this connection, as they provide a very light, inexpensive, but strong frame.

The paper covering for the board is so applied that it does not in any manner obstruct the passages in the side members 30 of the board frame, and these are of a diameter which permits the board to be easily slipped over or withdrawn from-the rods 10, 11.

In order. that, boards of. various lengths may be used, it is preferred to provide the board holding means with an adjustable abutment 40. This, as shown, comprises a plate or bar extending transversely, across the space between the rods 10, 11, with which its ends may. engage, if desired,- and ears or lugsprojecting laterally therefrom are adjustably connected to similar ears or lugs on the yoke 12. By means of fastening nuts 41, the abutment 40 may be secured in various positions lengthwise of the rods 10, 11. At the opposite end the winding board will abut the face of the cross-head 9.

When the desired quantity of fabric has beenwound' upon the board, and the board is removed from the machine, alabel carrying plate 50 (Fig. 8) may be applied thereto, as shown in Figs. 6 and'7'.- This plate is provided on one face atrbothxends Withprojections 51, whichare of a diameter to fitclosely within the tubular 'side members 30 of the board frame. Plate 50 may be of any suitable material, such as paper, or felt, to which 7 an adhesive can be applied when the plate is positioned at the end of the board, so that it will besecurely retained in position. By

this means the finished bolt is, given a neat and attractive appearance, the openings in the ends of frame members 30 being closed.

The board holder, comprising the rods 10, 11, the associated cross-heads and shafts 6, 7, may be applied as a unitary structure to any existing winding machine or be incorporated in newly constructed machines; also the shafts 6, 7 may be of any suitable diameter to fit the proper gears of existing machines, said shafts being readily applied to the cross-heads 8, 9.

In the drawings many of the parts are shown more or less diagrammatically, and there canbemodification of some of the details shown without departing from the invention, which is not intended to be limited to the exact arrangement shown, except as describedin-the appended claims.

.1. In a winding machine, aligned rotatable cross-heads, a'yoke pivoted onone crosshead, a board holder carried by the yoke and adapted to be normally engaged'with the opposite cross-head and means on the yoke for automatically locking the cross-heads against rotation when the holder is swung out of alignment with the cross-heads.

2. In a winding machine as set forth in claim 1, said means comprising a locking bolt pivotally mounted on the yoke and extending through a guide on the related crosshead, and a fixed plate disposed opposite the end of the bolt and having a slot adapted to receive the bolt when projected by pivoting the yoke.

3. In combination, two aligned shafts sections, cross-heads carried by said sections; a board holder pivotally mounted on one of the cross-heads and adapted to swing about an axis extending transversely of the axis of the sections, said holder having spaced projections at the outer corners thereof; the other cross-head having notches formed therein opening through one edge and adapted to receive the projections on the holder; and manually adjustable means movable radially of the notches for locking said projections therein.

4:. In a combination as set forth in claim 8, said means comprising a pair of movable slides mounted between the notches on the last said cross-head adapted to engage said projections when positioned in said notches; and a manually actuatable member for simultaneously moving said slides in opposite directions to and from engagement with said projections.

5. In a fabric winding machine, the combination of two aligned shafts sections; cross-heads secured to the said sections; two parallel rods connected at one end to oneof the cross-heads and mounted to swing about an axis extending transversely of the axis of the head; a winding board having tubular side members through which the rods may be passed whereby the board may be positioned on or withdrawn from therods, and means for locking the outer ends of the rods to the other cross-head.

6. In a board holder for fabric winding machines, the combination of two aligned driving shafts, cross-heads secured to the said shafts, one of said cross-heads having formed in its face opposing the other cross-head diaat one end to one of the cross-heads and .into and out of engagement with notches formed in the other cross-head, adjustable 'means for locking the rods in position in said notches, and an abutment extending be tween the rods and adjustable lengthwise of said rods for cooperating with the end of a board supported thereon adjacent the relatively fixed ends of the rods, whereby the machine is adapted for use with winding boards of different lengths.

8. In a fabric winding machine, the combination of two aligned driving shafts, crossheads secured to the said shafts, a pair of rods connected at one end to one of the crossheads to swing about an axis extending transversely of the axis of the head to carry the other ends of said'rods into and from notches formed in and opening through the other cross-head, a winding board having tubular side members telescoping said rods, wherei by the board may be positioned on or withdrawn from the rods when the latter are swung out of engagement with said notches, adjustable means for locking the rods in position in said notches, and an abutment adjustable lengthwise of said rods for coopcrating with the end of the board adjacent the relative fixed ends of the rods, whereby I the machine is adapted for use withwinding boards of difierent lengths.

9. A winding board for a fabric winding machine comprising parallel tubular side members, transverse members connecting the side members, a covering extending over opposite faces of said members without obstructing the passages in the side members, and strips adapted to be secured to the ends of the board, said strips having projections adapted to enter the ends of the tubular side members.

FRANK M. BACON.

metrically opposite grooves each having a laterally projecting branch opening through an edge of the cross-head, a pair of rods connected at one end to the other said crosshead and mounted to swing about an axis extending transversely to the axis of the head to carry the other ends of said rods into and out of the grooves inthe first said cross-head, slides in said grooves, and means for simultaneously moving said slides in opposite directions to cause them to engage or disengage the ends of the rods.

7 In a board holder for fabric winding machines, the combination of two aligned driving shafts, cross-heads secured to. the

said shafts, a pair of parallel rods connected 

